Figure wheeled toy



Jam-19 ,1926.

F. MGCOLLUM, JR

FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed Nov. 8,

.6 1 lm: AMI f Patented Jan. 19, 1926.

' UNITED `STA-TiasA FENELON MGCOLLUM, JR., OF MANSFIELD DEPOTCONNECTICUT.

PATENT OFFICE..A

FIGURE WHEELED TOY. y

Application filed November 8, 1923. Serial No. 673,587.

10 all whom t may concern.'

` Be it known that I, AFENELON MoCoLLUM, Jr., a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mansfield Depot, county of Tolland, State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Figure yWheeled Toys, of which the following is a specification.

The. object of thepresent invention is to provide an improved toy wherein a figure, such as a horse, has imparted toit a rocking or galloping motion as the toy is rolled or wheeled over a surface. 'lhe'particular aim of the invention is to provide a toy of this sort having features of novelty and advantage and which is specially characterized by its extreme simplicity in construction and the very low cost at which it may be manufactured and sold.

In the accompanying drawing: y

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of the toy with a portion of the handle being broken away g' Fig. 2 is a top plan view on a smaller scale, the figure or horse being removed; and

Fig. 3 is a sectional view on a vertical plane including the axis of the wheel or roller.

In the drawing, a denotes a disk or wheel adapted to be rolled upon the ground or floor; I) is a handle portion in the forward end of which is journalled the wheel a; and c is a figure, which is in the form of a horse, pivoted to the handle. The figure is pro` vided at its lower forward portion with a pair of inwardly projecting pegs e which engage in eccentric grooves Z which are cut in each of the side faces of the wheel a.

he wheel a is preferably formed by cutting a disk from a piece of wood, and the grooves d are cut in each of the side faces of the wheel a by rotating the wheel eccentrically. The handle b is bifurcated or forked at its forward end so as to straddle the wheel, as is most clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The wheel is provided with a centrally disposed aperture into which snugly lits a bushing 10, and the wheel and bushing are journalled on a metal sleeve 13 clamped between the arms 11 of the handle by a rivet 12. The bushing 10 is adapted to tit closelyl but rotate freely on the sleeve 13 which eX- tends beyond the side faces of the wheel a, thus holding the arms 11 of the forked handle apart so that they cannot be clamped against the'rotary unit comprising the wheel and` bushing 'and thereby bind the same against free rotary movement. By peening the rivet 12 sufficiently, the sleeve' 10 is held against rotation between the arms 11 of the handle. Thus, it will be seen that the wheel is secured to the handle in a very simple, easy and cheap manner while, at the same time, this connection is very effective in that it provides 'for the wheel a relatively large bearing on the'bushing, and binding of the wheel is guarded against. The figure or horse preferably consists of two side members 14, each having the outline of a horse, and these side .members being connected to` gether by a central member or members 15 to which the side members are nailed or glued, as desired. rlhe side members 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, straddle, at their forward ends, the wheel a, and the pegs e of the side members are projected inwardly so as to freely engage the respective eccentric grooves d. The pegs e are secured to the side members by gluing or otherwise. The figure, at its rear end, is provided with a depending lug 16 which is pivoted between the rear ends of the forked arms 11 of the handle, as by means of a pin 17.

With the construction described, it will be understood that the toy is operated by pushing or rolling the wheel over a floor, thereby causing the eccentric grooves d to rotate and, as the figure rests upon the cams provided by these eccentric grooves, it will be raised and lowered assimilating a galloping or running movement. All of the parts of the device are very simple in construction and may be made of wood or other relatively cheap material so that the cost of manufacturing the parts is very low, and these parts may be very readily assembled together in the manner described.

I claim as my invention:

1. A toy having a Wheel in the form of a disk having an eccentric cut in each side, a bushing fixed in the center of said wheel, a handle having a bifurcated'or forked end, the arms of which straddle said disk and bushing, a sleeve of greater axial length than said bushing clamped between the arms of said handle and upon which said Wheel and bushing are journaled, a figure of an animal straddling said disk and resting upon said eccentrics, said figurehaving a part eX- ten-ding down between the arms of said handle rearwardly of said disk, and a pin for pivotally connecting the part to said arms of said handle.

2. A toy having a wheel consisting of. a wooden disk, an eccentric groove cut in each of the side faces of said wheel, a bushing in the center of said disk, a wooden handle bifnrcated at its forward end to provide arms straddling said wheel and bushing, a sleeve on which said wheel and bushing are jonrnalled and positioned between the arms of said handle, a rivet or the like passing through the arms of said handle and said sleeve adapted to clamp said arms against the ends of said sleeve tohold the latter against rotary and endwise movement, a figure of an animal comprising two side members and a central part to which said side members are connected, said side members, at their forward ends, straddling said wheel and having pegs engaging in said eccentric grooves, said figure having a depending part extending between the arms of said handle rearwardly of said wheel, and a pin extending through said arms and part for pivotally connecting said figure Afor rocking motion under the iniuence of said eccentric grooves when said wheel is rolled on a sur- `face.

3. A toy comprising a handle bifurcated at its forward end, a disk centrally journaled between the 'ureations of said handle and having coinciding eccentric grooves cut in its side faces, a figure comprising similar side. elements, means for immovably connecting said elements and holding them spaced a greater distance than the axial thickness ol' said disk, a lug depending from between the rear portions of said spaced elements and fastened thereto, said lug being journaled at its lower end between the turcations of said handle rearwardly of the periphery of Said disk, and concentric pins projecting inwardly from the lower front ends of said spaced elements and received in said grooves.-

FENELON MCCOLLUM, JR. 

